Paul Krugman |
This is a bizarre one.
Keynesian New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is claiming his IP address has been hacked.
Among the many oddities in the above tweet is that he writes he is on the phone with his "computer security service." What the hell is that? Unless he has a New York Times computer and he means NYT computer security. Maybe he is being scammed.
But maybe he has just been following in the steps of his great influence, John Maynard Keynes, who liked them young.
UPDATE
The latest from the Krug.
UPDATE 2
Krugman has now delted the original Tweet above.
UPDATE 3
Maybe it was just one of those phone call scams we all get but never fall for.
Sad to say but his economic thinking is even worse. He fell for Keynes nonsense!!Deleted original tweet. Times thinks it may have been a scam. Anyway, will have more security in future— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 9, 2020
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why would you tweet this? lol This guy is such a rope a dope
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't make sense. An IP address cannot be "compromised".
ReplyDeleteIf I try to read through the ignorance it sounds as if Krugman has an insecure wireless router and one of his neighbors or some random person nearby has been able to connect their computer to his router and is using his internet connection.
Alternatively his router could have been compromised from over the internet but that's generally more difficult. Usually the goal there is to see what's behind the router's firewall on the local network. I suppose some could, if the router is vulnerable from the manufacturer and they changed the firmware, use it to hide behind remotely.
Of course he'll think it's targeting him but in reality the most likely explanation is someone went looking for vulnerable router and happened to find Krugman's. Perhaps Krugman has the same wireless password as the planet's shields in "Space Balls".
Quite a bizarre thing to tweet. Very fishy behavior and language. The FBI should investigate.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nerd.
ReplyDeleteHe's still perverted in his predilections.
ReplyDeleteWell, Krugman IS a Keynesian... ;)
ReplyDeleteMy bet: he fell for phishing. An phishing alert on his browser came up saying he needs to call this Computer Security Service as he has porn on his computer. They probably asked him for passwords and/or credit card numbers. He fell for it, hook, line and sinker. Elementary foolishness.
ReplyDeleteOr possibly he clicked on an phishing email and went through that same process. The email was likely looking very legit, but told him of all the kid porn as a ruse to get him to call the Security company, who then gets his passwords or credit card info.
I bet he didn't even have the referenced porn on his computer, the phishing just told him such and his "IP address" is compromised and he believed it.
I own a company and we get very legitimate looking emails that are nothing more than phishing. Always hover over links in the email to see if the link is legit!